How to Use napa cabbage in a Sentence
napa cabbage
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Here, the corn gets grilled along with sweet onion and tender napa cabbage.
—Tribune News Service, cleveland, 16 Aug. 2021
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Do not overlook the shrimp and pork dumplings, swimming with napa cabbage and bits of guanciale in a pork-rich broth.
—Phil Vettel, chicagotribune.com, 15 June 2018
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Creamy sprouted almonds made their debut on the Mission Chinese menu as part of a dish of napa cabbage steamed in chamomile and masala milk.
—Rachel Sugar, Bon Appetit, 8 May 2017
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Ground pork, water chestnuts, cilantro, sesame oil and napa cabbage.
—Gil Young, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2022
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Crisp, frilly mizuna tastes like a cross between napa cabbage and mustard greens and comes in a green or red variety.
—Maya Wong, Sunset Magazine, 17 Mar. 2020
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Ten large aluminum bowls filled with napa cabbages flecked with red pepper rest on my grandmother’s kitchen floor.
—Lauren Kim, The Mercury News, 21 June 2019
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Start with the basic curry ($11), which comes with white rice, shredded cabbage and napa cabbage pickles.
—Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Sep. 2021
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At lunch, fish tacos made with fried black cod ($19 for three) were garnished with dollops of avocado puree and quick-pickled napa cabbage that dripped liquid onto the plate.
—Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 13 June 2019
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Toss with choice of napa cabbage and scallions, purple cabbage, carrots and onion, or cucumbers and radishes.
—Kate Merker, Good Housekeeping, 28 Apr. 2021
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La Chinita Poblana's top-seller was a yellow curry blackened tilapia taco with chipotle lime mayo and napa cabbage slaw in ginger dressing.
—Liz Biro, Indianapolis Star, 12 Aug. 2017
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In the fall, her grandmother’s neighborhood of mostly older women came together to make kimchi out of hundreds of pounds of napa cabbage.
—Eric Kim, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2022
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Bodegas stock Asian vegetables, including bok choy, taro root and napa cabbage.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2022
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This tongbaechu kimchi, made with whole napa cabbage, is a wonderful way to witness firsthand the magic of preservation by salting.
—New York Times, 13 June 2022
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Perhaps my version today is also inspired by family hot pot meals, where chunks of napa cabbage and taro root were left to simmer in the bubbling pot while other delicacies were quickly dipped.
—Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2021
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Seventy more days in the crock turns the napa cabbage into something altogether different.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2019
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Every other week, or whenever her grandchildren ask for more, Bok Soon visits the local Korean market and restocks her kitchen with fresh scallions, red chili peppers, Korean radish, minced garlic and, of course, napa cabbage.
—Lauren Kim, The Mercury News, 21 June 2019
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Bucking Western convention, the final savory course of Wagyu beef galbi is presented family-style: Diners pluck leaves of shiso, lettuce and other seasonal greens to build bites with napa cabbage and chive kimchi varieties.
—Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 8 Aug. 2019
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And like other cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, Brussels sprouts, and cauliflower, napa cabbage contains compounds that may help reduce cancer risk.
—Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press, 10 Jan. 2020
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However, the term is also applied to members of Brassica rapa, such napa cabbage, and can be used to encompass a wider range of cruciferous vegetables — including broccoli, cauliflower, kale, Brussels sprouts and collard greens.
—Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2021
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The team plants by seasonality, and this fall, broccolini, napa cabbage, beets, snap peas and watermelon radish are particularly popular.
—Evan Nicole Brown, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Oct. 2022
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